Level 2 Certificate Mathematics · key term

Second-order equation

Definition

An equation whose highest total degree is two: it can contain terms such as $x^2$ , $y^2$ or $xy$ , but no higher-degree terms.

Specification 2.15 · Paper 1, Paper 2

With one linear and one second-order equation, substitution usually gives the simplest route.
Revise: Simultaneous Equations

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